ORIENTALIST INTERIORS

"Orientalist Interiors" book by Emmanuelle Gaillard and published by Vendome. Traces the sources of exuberant Chinese-inspired drawing rooms, Persian-style boudoirs, bulbous Mogul domes, and Turkish smoking rooms, as well as their transformation in Western settings in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Illustrated with extraordinary vintage and contemporary interior photography, fabrics, wallpapers, patterns, decorative objects, and costumes, this captivating non-fiction book is elaborate and informational.